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Data Loss from Missing Mobile Devices Ranks as Top Mobile Device Threat by Enterprises

Press Release Published: 10/04/2012

New Survey by Cloud Security Alliance Mobile Working Group Outlines Top Mobile Threats San Francisco, CA – October 4, 2012 – The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) Mobile Working Group today released findings from a new survey that calls out the specific security concerns enterprise executives sa...

Cloud Maturity Study Reveals the Top 10 Issues Eroding Cloud Confidence

Press Release Published: 09/27/2012

New Research by Cloud Security Alliance and ISACA Identifies Government Regulations, Exit Strategies, and International Data Privacy as Top Concerns Rolling Meadows, IL, USA (27 September 2012)—Findings from a joint Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) and ISACA survey show that government regulations, ...

CSA Security as a Service (SecaaS) Working Group Completes Implementation Guidance

Press Release Published: 09/26/2012

New Identity and Access Management Research Provides Business and Technical Considerations for Implementation of SecaaS as Part of the Cloud September 26, 2012 –The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) today announced that its Security as a Service (SecaaS) Working Group has completed its peer revi...

The Impact of Computing Power on Cryptography

Blog Published: 09/21/2012

Advanced technology is a beautiful thing. Not only has it enabled the creation of new, more efficient methods of application delivery and data storage (the Cloud is a prime example), but it’s also helped propel the development of more sophisticated solutions for data protection as well (think tok...

Cloud Security Alliance Releases Cloud Controls Matrix Version 1.3

Press Release Published: 09/21/2012

Version 1.3 Integrates Revised Mapping of FedRAMP Security Controls September 21, 2012 –The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) today published version 1.3 of the Cloud Controls Matrix which is designed to provide fundamental security principles to guide cloud vendors and to assist prospective cl...

Call For Speakers for Cloud Security Alliance Innovation 2013 Conference

Press Release Published: 09/21/2012

Innovators New Cloud-related Security Technologies Invited to Submit Proposal by October 14 Silicon Valley, CA – September 10, 2012 – The Silicon Valley Chapter of the Cloud Security Alliance will be hosting the 2nd Annual Innovation Conference is currently seeking industry experts to submit...

CSA Identifies 17 Key Components for Effective Mobile Device Management of BYOD and Company-Owned Devices

Press Release Published: 09/20/2012

CSA Mobile Working Group Outlines Policies and Practices Enterprises Must Adopt to Prevent a Compromise in Security SEATTLE, WA – September 20, 2012 – The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) Mobile Working Group today released Mobile Device Management: Key Components, V1.0, a research report ident...

CSA EMEA Congress: Cloud Providers Invited to Attend First Guidelines on CSA STAR Certification Presentation

Press Release Published: 09/19/2012

The plans to release a CSA Open Certification Framework that was announced at the opening of the SecureCloud 2012 conference in Frankfurt, Germany has become a reality. The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) will release the first of its guidelines for CSA STAR CERTIFICATION, the second level of its ...

Managing consumer technology in the enterprise - Why IT needs to change mindset to better support the business.

Blog Published: 09/19/2012

Talking regularly about the consumerization of IT can often make one sound like a broken record, but the economic, security and management challenges it throws up for enterprises are too important to ignore.The problems boil down to a lack of control, which can be described in two key ways. IT de...

Cloud Security Alliance Annual Congress to Feature Release of 20 Research and Guidance Reports

Press Release Published: 09/19/2012

New Findings and Guidance on Mobile Security, Big Data and Privacy are Set to be Released at the Upcoming Congress Seattle, WA – September 19, 2012 – The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) has finalized its research agenda for this year’s annual CSA Congress 2012 scheduled for November 7-8 in Orlando...

Cloud Security Alliance to Host Summit at RSA Europe on October 8

Press Release Published: 09/17/2012

London – September 17, 2012 – The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) will host a Summit at RSA Europe 2012 Conference in London on Monday, October 8th. The CSA Summit will offer speakers and participants an opportunity to learn the latest industry trends and get involved with a number of educational a...

CSA Seeks Volunteers for Consensus Assessments Initiative Questionnaire (CAIQ) v.2

Press Release Published: 09/12/2012

The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) warmly invites interested individuals to step forward to contribute to an initiative which promotes cloud security for customers and providers. CSA is calling for volunteers for the following project: Consensus Assessments Initiative Questionnaire (CAIQ) v.2: The...

7 Steps to Developing a Cloud Security Plan

Blog Published: 09/10/2012

By David Grimes, Chief Technology Officer, NaviSite In IT, the easiest way to stop a new technology or solution from being implemented is to raise a security red flag. As soon as someone mentions concerns around a new IT solution not being “secure” the project can come to a screeching halt. So as...

CSA Partners with ASTRI to Further APAC Cloud Security Initiatives

Press Release Published: 09/05/2012

Hong Kong – September 5, 2012 – Following August’s announcement of the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) selecting Singapore as its corporate headquarters, the CSA today signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute (ASTRI) to advance cloud ...

CSA Presents Privacy Level Agreement Initiative at European Parliament

Press Release Published: 09/05/2012

A working group to support EU data protection regulators’ recommendation on cloud computing. September 5, 2012 – Data privacy and protection remains a major impediment to the broad adoption of Cloud services. In an effort to help Cloud Service Providers and potential Cloud customers objectiv...

Can You Be Sued for Using the Cloud?

Blog Published: 08/29/2012

We all know that adopting the Cloud comes with some risks – security, reliability and scalability have, to-date, been the most popular complaints. But now, we can add a new one to the mix: litigation. Case in point, companies doing business in Australia, known for its strict privacy laws, have be...

Fujitsu, Ebay and Verizon to Spearhead New CSA Big Data Working Group

Press Release Published: 08/29/2012

Group to Provide Industry with Leadership, Research and Guidance in Identifying Scalable Techniques for Data Centric Security and Privacy Problems San Francisco, CA and Sunnyvale, CA – August, 29, 2012 – The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) and Fujitsu Laboratories of America today announced launch...

Is crypto in the cloud enough?

Blog Published: 08/27/2012

Box.net, DropBox, iCloud, SkyDrive,Amazon Cloud Drive... the list goes on for convenient cloud storage options. Some have had a security incident; the rest will. All implement some form of protection against accidental exposure with varying degrees of protection. Are these sufficient and, in the ...

CSA Seeks Input on SecaaS Category 10 Implementation Guidance

Press Release Published: 08/27/2012

As we did with the first wave of SecaaS peer reviews, the CSA Security as a Service (SecaaS) Working Group has expanded upon their “Defined Categories of Service” document released last year. Implementation Guidance documents, for each category of service previously defined, are being developed a...

CSA EMEA Congress 2012 Announces Agenda For Industry’s First EMEA-Wide Conference Devoted to Cloud Security

Press Release Published: 08/27/2012

Industry visionaries from Salesforce.com, Google and HP in speaker line-up at premiere event in Amsterdam on September 25-26th Amsterdam, August 27, 2012 – The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) and MISTI are pleased to announce a stellar speaker lineup for the inaugural Cloud Security Alliance EMEA...

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